Harry Caray referred to it as the "unofficial opening day", some refer to it as the "kick-off to spring training", call it what you want but the bottom line is baseball is just around the corner. The 27th Annual Cubs Convention officially begins this afternoon at the Hilton Chicago. Pat Hughes will once again have the honor of introducing the Cubs past, present and future during the Opening Ceremonies but this convention will be a little bit different than previous years.
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The schedule for the 27th Annual Cubs Convention was released Sunday night and Monday morning. The three-day event begins Friday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago.
The Cubs' new front office will be in attendance and the Saturday morning session with Theo Epstein figures to have the biggest crowd of the weekend. Cubs past and present, the entire front office including Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod will be in attendance. The Ricketts family will hold their question and answer session on Saturday … [Read more...]

The 27th Annual Cubs Convention kicks off next Friday at the Chicago Hilton and some of the details were released on Thursday. This year's convention will feature a lot of new faces ... both in terms of the front office, the coaching staff and the players.
Theo Epstein will host his own session in the Grand Ballroom on Saturday morning and will be followed by 'Meet Cubs Baseball Management' featuring Jed Hoyer, Randy Bush and Dale Sveum.
The Cubs new coaching staff will be on hand as well as … [Read more...]

The Cubs are interested in signing Prince Fielder. The Cubs do not have the money to sign Prince Fielder. The Cubs are the front-runner to sign Prince Fielder. The Cubs have not spoken to Prince Fielder. Industry consensus: Prince Fielder will sign with the Cubs. Dale Sveum: "We haven't had any talks with Prince Fielder."
Until Prince Fielder signs his new mega-deal, the conflicting reports will continue to surface ... and there will be no way to avoid them. The bottom line is, the Cubs have a … [Read more...]

Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have said countless times they like keeping their decisions close to the vest. And while not much is coming out of the offices at 1060 West Addison, the Cubs continue to be connected to free agents and linked to possible trades. Most think the Cubs are interested in Prince Fielder, Yu Darvish and Yoenis Cespedes despite the fact they've said they do not have the money to sign a high-dollar free agent.
The Cubs' new regime has a lot of holes to fill on their big league … [Read more...]

Day two at the Winter Meetings in Dallas turned out to be 'The Pujols Watch'. With the free-agent slugger on the market, if Albert Pujols were to sign with a team other than the Cardinals, it would have a ripple effect throughout baseball.
The Marlins, Cardinals and Angels are rumored to be the three teams that have offered the decade long contract to Pujols ... and while the Cubs likely made an offer, the length of the deal is reportedly not in the ten-year range.
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Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and the Cubs' contingent spent the first official day of the Winter Meetings talking to agents and teams trying to gauge the market ... but according to Epstein, they are not close on any deals right now. As Epstein has said, the Cubs keep everything close to the vest. And while moves have not happened, the Cubs appear to be in the middle of the action in Dallas.
Here is the update from day one at the Winter Meetings ... … [Read more...]

According to a report from Appleton Post-Crescent, Chris Bosio will soon be named the Cubs new pitching coach. Bosio confirmed early reports that he would be joining Dale Sveum's staff to the Post-Crescent. Bosio is excited about the opportunity.
"I just can't tell you how excited I am, number one, to be working with Dale. When he offered me the job as pitching coach of the Chicago Cubs, to hear him say that, knowing the confidence he has in me, that's a great feeling. We're going to be … [Read more...]

The Cubs' new front office made their first free-agent signing on Wednesday when they inked outfielder David DeJesus to a two-year, $10 million deal. DeJesus will earn $4.25 million in 2012 and 2013 ... the deal includes a club option for 2014 worth $6.5 million that includes a $1.5 million buyout ($10 million guaranteed, could end up being a $15 million contract). As it currently stands, DeJesus is expected to be the Cubs' everyday right fielder next season and could even hit leadoff for Dale … [Read more...]